U.S. job openings increased in April, but layoffs picked up in a move consistent with a slowing labor market amid a dimming economic outlook because of tariffs.

The number of available jobs in the US unexpectedly increased in April, signaling a potential undercurrent of strength in the labor market despite broader economic uncertainty.

At 7.4 million, the number of job openings was little changed in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. During the month, both hires and what the bureau called "total separations" were little changed at 5.

Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to halt a judicial order blocking mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, part of the Republican president's campaign to downsize and reshape the federal government.

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court order blocking mass firings at federal agencies. Administration attorneys filed an emergency appeal Monday of an order last week by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals that kept on hold Trump's sweeping reductions in force as part of his plans to dramatically reshape

President Donald Trump’s administration has renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities pro